Intro to MT-Ch 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The foundation of the word | word root |
The beginning of the word | prefix |
The end of the word | suffix |
A vowel (usually o) that links the word root to another word root or a suffix | combining vowel |
Four different word parts or elements to construct medical terms are: | word root, prefix, suffix, combining vowel |
A word root and a combining vowel | combining form |
aden/o | gland |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
chem/o | chemical |
cis/o | to cut |
dermat/o | skin |
enter/o | small interstine |
gastr/o | stomach |
gynec/o | female |
hemat/o | blood |
hydr/o | water |
immun/o | immune |
laryng/o | voice box |
morph/o | shape |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
ophthalm/o | eye |
ot/o | ear |
path/o | disease |
pulmon/o | lung |
rhin/o | nose |
ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
a- | without, away from |
an- | without |
ante- | before, in front of |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
brady- | slow |
dys- | painful, difficult |
endo- | within, inner |
epi- | upon, over |
eu- | normal, good |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same |
hyper- | over, above |
hypo- | under, below |
infra- | under, beneath, below |
inter- | among, between |
intra- | within, inside |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | beside, beyond, near |
per- | through |
peri- | around |
post- | after |
pre- | before, in front of |
pseudo- | false |
retro- | behind, backward |
sub- | under, below |
super- | above, excess |
supra- | above |
tachy- | fast, rapid |
trans- | through, across |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
bi- | two |
hemi- | half |
mono- | one |
multi- | many |
nulli- | none |
poly- | many |
quad- | four |
semi- | half, partial |
tri- | three |
uni- | one |
-algia | pain |
-cele | hernia, protusion |
-cise | cut |
-cyte | cell |
-dynia | pain |
-ectasis | dilation |
-gen | that which produes |
-genesis | produces, generates |
-genic | producing, produced by |
-ia | state, condition |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ism | state of |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | one who studies |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | destruction |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-megaly | enlargment |
-oma | tumor, mass |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-plasia | development, growth |
-plasm | formation, development |
-ptosis | dropping |
-rrhage | excessive, abnormal flow |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-therapy | treatment |
-trophy | nourishment, development |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-an | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-eal | pertaining to |
-iac | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ical | pertaining to |
-ile | pertaining to |
-ior | pertaining to |
-ory | pertaining to |
-ose | pertaining to |
-ous | pertaining to |
-tic | pertaining to |
-centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
-ectomy | surgical remove |
-ostomy | surgically create an opening |
-otomy | cutting into |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-gram | record or picture |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-meter | instrument for measuring |
-metry | process of measuring |
-scope | instrument for viewing |
-scopy | process of visually examaning |
Chart documents the details of a patient's hospital stay | medical record |
written or dictated by the admitting physician, details the patient's history, results of the physician's examination, initial diagnoses, and physician's plan of treatment | history and physical |
Complete list of the care, medications, tests, and treatments the physician orders for the patient | physician's orders |
record of the patient's care throughout the day; includes vital signs, treatment specifics, patient's response to treatment, and patient's condition | nurse's notes |
Physician's daily record of the patient's condition, results of the physician's examinations, summary of test results, updated assessment and diagnoses, and further plans for the patient's care | physician's progress notes |
Reports given by the specialists whom the physician has asked to evaluate the patient | consultation reports |
reports from various treatments and therapies the patient has received, such as rehabilitation, social services, or respiratory therapy | ancillary reports |
Results of diagnostic tests performed on the patient, principally from the clinical lab (for example, blood tests) and medical imaging (for example, X-rays and ultrasound) | diagnostic reports |
Document voluntarily signed by the patient or a responsible party that clearly describes the purpose, methods, procedures, benefits, and risks of a diagnostic or treatment procedure | informed consent |
Report from the surgeon detailing an operation; includes a pre- and postoperative diagnosis, specific details of the surgical procedure itself, and how the patient tolerated the procedure | operative report |
relates the details regarding the substances (such as medication and fluids) given to the patient, the patients, response to anesthesia, and vital signs during surgery | anesthesiologist's report |
report given by a pathologist who studies tissue removed from the patient (for example, bone marrow, blood, or tissue biopsy) | pathologist's report |
Comprehensive outline of the patient's entire hospital stay; includes condition at the time of the admission, admitting diagnosis, test results, treatments, and patient's response, final diagnosis, and follow-up plans | discharge summary |
provide services to diagnose (laboratory, diagnostic imaging) and treat (surgery, medications, therapy) diseases for a short period of time; in addition, they usually provide emergency and obstretical care | acute care or general hospitals |
provide care for very specific types of diseases; for example, a psychiatric hospital | specialty care hospitals |
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